It's Good Weight to Gain!

Family and friends!

Hey y'all! How is everyone doing? I hope y'all had a good week! I learned so much and saw so many blessings! So here's the week:

Monday: We had a fun time spending time with our zone and talking to family. We had a lesson with one of the wards bishop and his family and that went pretty well. We then decided to stop by a recent converts house and when we got there her husband, who is a member, swung the door open and was just so excited to see us! It made us so happy because at first we weren't sure if we should go over there or not so his reaction was awesome!

Tuesday: Every Tuesday we go and see some members, the Ramsey's, who can't come to church due to health issues but they are the sweetest little couple and have such strong testimonies! When we went over, man I felt as though the whole lesson was for me not them haha. We read Alma 36:3 and talked about what it means to trust God. This is something I've been trying to work on more and Brother Ramsey just kept saying how they take it just one day at a time and focus on what is right in front of them. We then got into praying and being patient for my answer and the Spirit just kinda whispered to me that that was for me. I need to be patient for answers and trust that the answer will come. That was really what I needed that day.

Wednesday: We had District Council and it was so amazing! We talked about testimonies and how important it is to testify when we are talking to people. It invites the Spirit to touch their hearts and testify to them that what we are saying is true. It is so important to share your testimony wherever you are! You never know the seeds you could be planting! And not only does it help others but it helps strengthen your testimony as you share it. It's like a muscle, if you want to strengthen your muscles you have to work it over and over. IT DOESN'T STOP! Later that day we went out with Sis Bray to visit some less active sisters in the Mt. Erie ward. No one was home so that was kinda sad but hey that happens.

Thursday: I was back out on Camano Island with Sis Barraclough again because our companions had to go to the Mission Leadership Council, so we got to do some stuff together!

Me and Sis Barraclough

We helped a lady in their ward weed her garden and then we had lunch with her. She made homemade chicken noodle soup and it was so good! We had a lesson at 3pm but the guy wasn't home so we tried to go visit a referral that they had but she still wasn't home from school so that was sad. After Sis Cluff got back we had a lesson that night with and older couple, the Ginnetts. That lesson was AMAZING!! We taught about the Restoration and the spirit was so strong! They each shared their conversion story and then asked us to bear our testimonies it it was just so powerful! I loved it!

Friday: We had service at the zoo. We had to clean some dishes in the reptile room but luckily most of the snakes weren't in there because they were taking them to something so that helped calm my nerves a bit haha. We had a church tour with out friend Jason later that night and it went super well and he said he was going to try and make it to church on Sunday!

Saturday: Weekly Planning. Legit took almost all day. We tried to go have a lesson with Pam that night but she wasn't home so we tried a couple referrals that we planned in but only one was home. That was still good because we finally got to meet them and see when we could come by again.

Sunday: Church was awesome! So much good stuff! We went into young women's and that was just so awesome. I realized how much a miss young women's. There is just such a special spirit there and it's amazing. After church we had some meetings and then we went and tried to have a lesson with a recent convert but no one was home so I suggested we go see this couple that we had been trying to meet and they were actually home!! (Blessings!) So we got to know them and they are just awesome!

So yeah that was the week! Yesterday during personal study I was readying in 2 Nephi 9 and I came across verse 51 and it talks about feasting on the words of Christ and the last line says "and let your soul delight in fatness." I thought this was kinda funny because I see it that when you feast on the words of Christ you gain spiritual weight and that is the best kind of weight to gain! So I challenge all of you to gain spiritual weight because it's the right kind of weight to gain! Love you all and hope you have the best week!

Kia Kaha
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